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The Ape
“Jungle Beast or Man of Science?”
4.8 / 10• 1940• 1h 2m•NR• English
HorrorMysteryScience Fiction
Storyline
Dr. Bernard Adrian is a kindly scientist who seeks to cure a young woman's polio. He needs human spinal fluid to complete the formula for his experimental serum. Meanwhile, a vicious circus ape has broken out of its cage, and is terrorizing the townspeople. Can there be a connection?
Cast & Crew
Boris Karloff
Dr. Bernard Adrian
Lead
Maris Wrixon
Frances Clifford
Gene O'Donnell
Danny Foster
Dorothy Vaughan
Mother Clifford
Henry Hall
Sheriff Jeff Halliday
Selmer Jackson
Dr. McNulty
Gertrude Hoffmann
Jane the Housekeeper
Jessie Arnold
Mrs. Brill
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William Nigh's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Ape is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
